Two starts and one substitute appearance for Blackpool's internationals
Three Blackpool players have completed the first half of their international commitments.
Blackpool’s internationals have had mixed fortunes in the first half of their countries’ respective international programmes.
The Seasiders’ Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Dion Charles and Karoy Anderson are all away from Bloomfield Road after their call-ups.
Peacock-Farrell and Dion Charles are with the Northern Ireland squad taking part in the UEFA Nations League B2.
They started last Friday with Michael O’Neill’s men winning 1-0 in Georgia, where Peacock-Farrell was an unused substitute.
Shea Charles’ stoppage-time goal handed Northern Ireland their first away win in the Nations League, as well as a maiden victory at League B level.
Dion Charles, however, was not among the 12 allotted substitutes with O’Neill having named a squad of 28 as Northern Ireland face four matches in 11 days.
The second of those was Monday’s 0-0 draw with Hungary at Windsor Park, where Peacock-Farrell was again an unused substitute but Dion Charles was a second-half replacement for Patrick Kelly.
That means Northern Ireland are level on points at the top of Group B with Ukraine, whom they meet on Friday before hosting Georgia next Monday.
It may be that Dion Charles, in particular, could see more involvement as O’Neill balances the need for results with players’ fitness.
Speaking after Monday’s game, he said: “I think we may see when we get to game three and game four, maybe the depth of squad will be more of a factor.
“I think Ukraine made a lot of changes to their team (in Monday’s 0-0 draw in Georgia).
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“I don’t think we’re in a position to be able to do that at this minute in time, so it will be challenging over the next two games.”
Anderson, meanwhile, played two full games as Jamaica opened their CONCACAF Nations League, League A, Group B programme.
They beat Guatemala 3-2 last Saturday, Renaldo Cephas with an added-time winner after earlier goals from Kasey Palmer and Rumarn Burrell.
However, that was followed by a 1-0 defeat against Honduras in the early hours of Tuesday, UK time.
Jamaica now play El Salavador on Saturday and Honduras next Tuesday, both at 3am UK time.